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1 Neolithic Revolution How did agricultural advancements impact society? Permanent Settlements New Social Classes New Technology ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS CIVILIZATIONS GEOGRAPHY RELIGION GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS EGYPT - Mostly desert - Nile river serves to irrigate Egyptian ruler is called Pharaoh MESOPOTAMIA/ SUMERIA Fertile Crescent between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers -Polytheistic -Amon-Re was the chief god -Belief in life after death -Polytheistic -Built their cities around temples called Ziggurats -City-states -Individuals grouped together -Science and art -Mummification learned about the human body -Calendar -Statues -Calendar -Number system of Cuneiform -Trade INDUS RIVER VALLEY CHINA -Peninsula in the Indian Ocean -Mountains limited contact with others -Monsoons rain for crops -Grew in river valleys of Huang-He or Yellow Rivers -Geography isolates the Chinese Little is known -Gods and natural spirits -Ancestor worship -Yin-Yang -Well planned cities -Dominated by building on hill Shang stated dynasties in China -Most were farmers and plumbers -Enormous granaries Written Chinese (4,000 characters) The CODE of HAMMURRABI was the first Major Collection of Laws 1

New Dynasty -Brings peace -Restores order MANDATE OF HEAVEN Old Dynasty Taxed people too much without benefits New Dynasty claims Mandate of Heaven Problems -Flood & earthquakes -Peasant revolts

City State ATHENS Polis Why did they form?

2 New Dynasty -Brings peace -Restores order MANDATE OF HEAVEN Old Dynasty Taxed people too much without benefits New Dynasty claims Mandate of Heaven Problems -Flood & earthquakes -Peasant revolts -Invaders -Local problems Old Dynasty loses Mandate of Heaven Define Bureaucracy System of managing government through departments Classical Greece What is it? City State ATHENS Polis Why did they form? Geography mountains divide Greece into Valleys SPARTA -Limited democracy -Laws made by assembly and citizens -Only male citizens in assembly -Trade with other city-states -Education for boys -Women viewed as inferior -Common language -Shared heroes -Olympic games -Same gods and religious beliefs -Monarchy with 2 kings -Military society -Trade and travel not allowed -Military training for all boys -Girls were trained to be mothers of soldiers -Women obey men -Women own property Define Direct Democracy System of government where citizens participate directly rather than through representatives 2

Alexander the Great conquered The Nile Valley, Persia, and parts of India. He spread Hellenic culture through his area of control. Through Alexander s conquests Hellenistic culture developed.

3 Alexander the Great conquered The Nile Valley, Persia, and parts of India. He spread Hellenic culture through his area of control. Through Alexander s conquests Hellenistic culture developed. Hellenistic Contributions PHILOSOPHY PLAYS ART SCIENCE/MATH Philosophers 1) Socrates: Socratic Method 2) Plato: government should control the lives of people. Society is made of 3 classes. 3) Aristotle: strong and good leaders should rule. Learn through reason. Types of Plays 1) Tragedies: plays that told stories of human conflict 2) Comedies ROME Human body was shown in its most perfect form. Archimedes: pulley and level principle. Aristarchus: earth rotates on its axis and moves around the sun. Hippocrates: causes of illness and looked for cures. Pythagoras: Pythagorean Theorem Rome Ruled Senate Upper Class Patricians Lower Class Plebeians Julius Caesar s death led to the rise of Augustus Caesar who established the Roman Empire. A long peace developed that was known as the Pax Romana. Accomplishments Law - Applied to all, stable empire -Equality under the law -Basis for modern justice system Engineering -Built roads, harbors, bridges, and aqueducts -Improved architecture Roads Created a series of roads to connect the empire which encouraged trade. The Silk Road was a trade route that connected the Han Dynasty and the Roman empire. 3

Social Reasons -Peasants were oppressed -Foreign invaders Economic Reasons -Some rulers did not maintain canals and roads, so

4 Political Reasons Rulers that followed Wudi were unable to control powerful warlords in outlying areas. The Han Dynasty fell What led to the fall? Social Reasons -Peasants were oppressed -Foreign invaders Economic Reasons -Some rulers did not maintain canals and roads, so the economy suffered -High taxes led to revolts Political Reasons Overexpansion divided the Empire in half The Roman Empire fell What led to the fall? Social Reasons -Too many cultures -Foreign invaders Economic Reasons High Taxes 4

Belief Systems/ Religions System Location Major Belief 1 Major Belief 2 Misc. -Shang, Followers believe they Prayer is important Belief in Spirits!

Societies HINDUISM BUDDHISM CONFUCIANISM JUDAISM CHRISTIANTIY ISLAM -Indus River Valleys -India -China -India China Nomadic Group -Palestine -Europe Arabia Reincarnation is rebirth of the soul in a

List 4 Noble Truths 1) All life is suffering 2) Suffering is caused by desires for things that are illusions 3) The way to eliminate suffering is to eliminate desire 4) Follow the 8 Fold Path List 5

List 5 Pillars of Islam 1) Faith in one God 2) Fast during Ramadan 3) Daily Prayer 4) Help for the poor 5) Visit Mecca Why does Karma and Dharma matter?

5 Belief Systems/ Religions System Location Major Belief 1 Major Belief 2 Misc. -Shang, Followers believe they Prayer is important Belief in Spirits! ANIMISM China are impacted by spirits because it is away to of living and non-living influence the gods. -African things. Societies HINDUISM BUDDHISM CONFUCIANISM JUDAISM CHRISTIANTIY ISLAM -Indus River Valleys -India -China -India China Nomadic Group -Palestine -Europe Arabia Reincarnation is rebirth of the soul in a new body. List 4 Noble Truths 1) All life is suffering 2) Suffering is caused by desires for things that are illusions 3) The way to eliminate suffering is to eliminate desire 4) Follow the 8 Fold Path List 5 Relationships 1) Superior Ruler Inferior Subject 2) Husband Wife 3 Father Son 4) Elder Brother Younger Brother 5) Friend Friend Define Monotheism Belief in one God Define Monotheism Belief in one God List 5 Pillars of Islam 1) Faith in one God 2) Fast during Ramadan 3) Daily Prayer 4) Help for the poor 5) Visit Mecca Why does Karma and Dharma matter? Following them brings a person closer to a union with Braham. Buddha is called the Enlightened one because -He was unable to mediate to find his answer. -While meditating under a tree, he found the answer to the meaning of human suffering. Why is education important? Helps to advance society What are the 10 Commandment? Laws describing how people should behave toward God and each other. Who was Jesus? Messiah savoir sent from God Who was Mohammad? Prophet who spread the message of Islam. Define: Caste System Social classes into which people are born and out of which they cannot move during a lifetime. How doe it compare to Hinduism? Buddhists accept Karma, Dharma, and reincarnation. They reject the Caste System, many Hindu gods and rituals. Define Filial Piety Respect for parents Sacred text is the Torah Sacred text is the Bible Sacred text is the Qur an (or Koran) 5

6 Tang and Song Dynasties Describe each level of society Gentry Peasants Wealthy Landowners Most Chinese farmers who lived in small villages Merchants -Some became very rich, but lower in status because riches come from work done by other people. -Some bough land and educated, so a son could the gentry What was the role of women in China? Held great authority BYZANTINE EMPIRE Eastern half of the Roman Empire that lasted until 1453 What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? Constantinople Justinian s Code Orthodox Christian Church - Body of Civil Law -Eastern Orthodox Christians -Collection of the Ancient Laws of -Ruled y Patriarchs Rome -Priests could marry What was the Great Schism? 1054 the split between Orthodox Christians in the East and Roman Catholics in the West Effects on Russia What was porcelain? A hard, shiny pottery Preservation of Greco-Roman Culture -Preserved Roman law and engineering -Preserved Greek science, philosophy, art and literature Cyrillic Alphabet Brought to Russia via missionaries and is still used today. Orthodox Christianity Brought the Orthodox faith via missionaries. Close Church- State relationship. Autocratic Rule Czar is the Russian word for Caesar. 6

7 Europe Muslims conquered parts of Spain and Sicily in the early 700s during a weak European period. Islamic Civilization Islam Spread Asia Mainly spread through trade and was huge in India. Africa Muslims armies invaded North Africa and converts. Two eventually work together to conquer Spain. Sunnis -Caliph should be chosen by Muslim leaders -Do not view Caliphs as religious authority DIFFERENCES Shiites -Only descendants of the prophet Muhammad -Can be chose by Muslim leaders -Only descendants can be successful because they would be divinely inspired List 5 Achievements of Islam s Golden Age 1) Art (beautiful writing, Byzantine domes, and arches, paintings in non-religious art) 2) Literature and Philosophy (Qur an, oral poetry, collected stories from others) 3) Math and Science (developed algebra, observed Earth turning and its circumference) 4) Economics (trade, manufacturing, agriculture) 5) Medical (set up hospitals, doctors had to pass difficult tests, studied diseases, wrote medical books) What are three characteristics of a Golden Age? 1) Emphasis on learning 2) Achievements in the arts and sciences 3) Flourishing economies based on trade 7

8 Middle Ages Charlemagne was a Frankish King who helped spread Christianity over Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. THE MIDDLE AGES HAD TREE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS POLITICAL ECONOMIC SOCIAL FEUDALISM Owned State King Owed Responsibility to the King State Belonged to the Lords Lords MANORALISM Knights How were manors selfsufficient? Serfs completed labor in turn for goods. Peasants What was chivalry? Code of Conduct CATHOLIC CHURCH How did the Church assert authority over rulers? Threatened excommunication The Catholic Church was a unifying force in a time of political instability after the fall of the Roman Empire. Serfs are bound to the Lord, cannot leave without permission Serfs How were these groups different? Serfs were bound to the Lord and Peasants were not. Reasons for Crusades 1) Increase in Pope Urban s power and to reunite the Church 2) Christians believed this would ensure that there sins were forgiven 3) Nobles: gained wealth and land 4) Chance for travel and excitement 5) Serfs hoped to escape oppression The Crusades: Histories most successful failure Europeans failed to conquer the Holy Land Effects 1) Trade increased 2) Popes and Kings became more powerful 3) Renting Land helps to free serfs 4) Europeans become interested in traveling 5) People learned about cultures 8

9 JAPAN Geography Describe Japan s geography: Chain of mountainous islands. Part of the Ring of Fire susceptible to tidal waves. Impact of geography: Land is difficult to form. Most of the population lives in river valleys or on the coast. Blocks political units. Religion Shintoism -Uniquely Japanese religion that stresses love of nature -Shrines are located in places of natural beauty. Cultural Diffusion List two ways in which Japan was influenced by Korea or China 1) Upper Class imported cultural traditions and ideas from China 2) Koreans brought Buddhism and writing from China. Feudalism Define Bushido The way of the warrior High Rank Actual Ruler Large Landowners Emperor Warriors loyal to Daimyo SHOGUN Daimyo ¾ of the population were peasants. Peasants and artisans were granted protection for their service. Low status, but eventually gained more influence Samurai Why was Shogun in caps? He has all the power Peasants & Artisans Merchants Why were merchants below peasants? Merchants didn t do their own work The Tokugawa Shogunate closed Japan from the outside world. This is asked every year on the regents so know it! 9

MONGOLS Genghis Khan conquered the largest land empire ever in the history of the world in one life time. The Mongols conquered areas of Eastern Europe, The Middle East, and Central Asia.

10 MONGOLS Genghis Khan conquered the largest land empire ever in the history of the world in one life time. The Mongols conquered areas of Eastern Europe, The Middle East, and Central Asia. His armies were made up of skilled raiders, fighters, and rulers. Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis started the Yuan Dynasty in China. He hired Marco Polo an Italian merchant. Pax Mongolia was a Gold Age if Mongol Rule. Mongol s lasting effect upon Russia Absolutist Government Isolation 10

11 The famous Chinese explored Zheng He traveled to Southeast Asia, the Coast of India, East Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. After his explorations the Chinese decided that no other civilization was as superior as theirs. They decided to isolate themselves and limit foreign contact with others. The Bubonic Plague spread from China to Europe, Asia, and North America. Why is the rat the animal chose to represent the Black Death? It carried the disease through crowded urban centers. EFFECTS OF THE PLAGUE Population Losses -35 million Chinese died -7,000 people died per day in Capco -⅓ of the European population died Economic Decline -Farm and industrial population declines -People demanded higher wages and prices rose -Peasants revolted over wage caps Social and Political Change -Feudalism declines -Monarchies gain power and build powerful nations Confusion and Disorder -People question their faith and turned to magic and witchcraft -Some blamed Jews and thousands are murdered 11

that focused on Human ability, potential, and achievement. List 3 qualities of HUMANISM 1. Curious about life/ the present 2. Emphasis on the individual 3.

12 List two factors that led to the Commercial Revolution 1) Expansion of trade 2) Growth of Cities Commercial Revolution LED TO What is a guild? Trade Association that exits to protect members of the same craft List 3 New Businesses 1) Banking 2) Insurance 3) Stock Companies Rise of Towns The Renaissance: A rebirth of Greek and Roman ideals that focused on Human ability, potential, and achievement. List 3 qualities of HUMANISM 1. Curious about life/ the present 2. Emphasis on the individual 3. Examine worldly subjects I wrote that the end justified the means. Who am I? Niccolo Machiavelli The Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo List 3 Artists 1) Leonardo Da Vinci List 3 Artists 1) Mona Lisa List 4 Writers 1) Dante List 4 Writers 1) The Divine Comedy 2) Raphael 3) Michelangelo 2) The Madonna 3) The David 2) Cervantes 3) Shakespeare 4) Machiavelli 2) Don Quixote 3) Romeo and Juliet 4) The Prince 12

13 Johann Gutenberg invented the Printing Press. List 3 Effects of the Printing Press Books became more Literacy Increases available Ideas spread rapidly The Protestant Reformation Causes of the Protestant Reformation Long Term 1) Renaissance 2) Strong Monarchs 3) Problems in the Church became more worldly Short Term 1) Indulgences were sold in Germany 2) Luther wrote the 95 Theses 3) Luther translated the Bible into German 4) Printing press helped spread ideas 5) Reformers called for change The Protestant Reformation had many leaders. Two of the most important of them were 1) Martin Luther 2) John Calvin EFFECTS OF THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION Long Term 1) Loss of religious unity in Western Europe 2) Religious wars broke out for over 100 years 3) Catholic Reformation 4) Inquisition became stronger 5) Many Jews forced out of Eastern Europe Short Term 1) Peasants revolted 2) Lutheran, Calvinists, Anglican, and other Protestant churches founded 3) Holy Roman emperor weakened 13

The French became inspired by Joan of Arc and won the war after she was burnt at the stake y the English. Weakened Nobles allowed the Kings to consolidate power.

14 What was the Counter Revolution? What was its purpose? A reform movement taking place within the Roman Catholic Church. The purpose was to strengthen the Catholic Church and to keep Catholics from converting to Protestantism. Nation States France fought England in the Hundred Years War. The French became inspired by Joan of Arc and won the war after she was burnt at the stake y the English. Weakened Nobles allowed the Kings to consolidate power. England did not develop into a limited monarchy because: 1. English common law law is the same for all people 2. Magna Carta charter that placed limitation on royal power 3. Parliament Representative Assembly who control taxes Joan of Arc Why did the French King not pay my ransom? Why can I not win a war? 14

African Geography List 3 Climates of Africa Fore each explain how it can help or hurt Africans 1. Savanna 1. Supports farming 2. Desert 3. Rainforest 2. Creates a barrier 3.

15 African Geography List 3 Climates of Africa Fore each explain how it can help or hurt Africans 1. Savanna 1. Supports farming 2. Desert 3. Rainforest 2. Creates a barrier 3. Provides fertile farmland West African Kingdoms Ghana, Mali, and Songhai guarded the gold for salt trade. My Hajji is on of the most famous in history 1. Growth of Islam Effects of his rule 2. Mali extended its borders and dominated West Africa. Timbuktu becomes a center of living. Hint: meeting of camel and canoe EAST AFRICA In West Africa, vast empires developed. In East Africa a variety of citystates developed. Trade was so extensive between Africans and Arabs that a new language Swahili developed. 15

Latin America (Mesoamerica) WHERE FOUND POLITCAL STRUCTURE (government) ROLE OF RELIGION ACHIEVEMENTS OLMECS MAYAS AZTECS INCAS Gulf Coast of Mexico Influenced Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas in areas that

16 Latin America (Mesoamerica) WHERE FOUND POLITCAL STRUCTURE (government) ROLE OF RELIGION ACHIEVEMENTS OLMECS MAYAS AZTECS INCAS Gulf Coast of Mexico Influenced Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas in areas that included: 1. Trade 2. Religion: were very religious 3. Architecture: Pyramidshaped temples Southern Mexico Each city has its own ruling chief followed by Nobles. Significant priests occupied an exalted place. Central Mexico The entire Empire was ruled by a single Emperor. Important to them. Honored the Sun god. Built a huge pyramid to honor sun god. Practiced Human Sacrifices on the largest scale. Andes Mountains in Peru and Chile Centralized government ruled by an Emperor. Affects of daily life SUN GOD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL GODS 1. Architecture: pyramid temples and palaces 2. Agriculture: cleared rain forest and built raised fields for farming. 3. Learning and Science: 365 day calendar, concept of zero, and hieroglyphics. 1. Learning and Science: accurate calendars, recorded history, medicine, and dentistry. 2. Architecture and Engineering: temple pyramids. 3. Agriculture: chinampas 1. Engineering: roads, bridges, and canals, and terrace farming. 2. Communication: quipus 3. Performed surgery and used herbs as antiseptics. Terrace Farming 16

1. Why did China choose to isolate themselves from trade in 1433? Exploration was costly. They believed they had the best civilization and had no need to explore. 2.

17 1. Why did China choose to isolate themselves from trade in 1433? Exploration was costly. They believed they had the best civilization and had no need to explore. 2. How did geography contribute to Chinese isolation? Mountains, Gobi Desert, and the ocean separated them. CHINA IMPACTS THE WEST AND ASIA KOREA -Porcelain -Writing -Sometimes took control List the many ways China had influence the following areas WESTERN JAPAN EUROPE -Introduced -Trade Buddhism (Zen -Introduces new Buddhism) weapons -Technology -Gun and gun powder SOUTHEAST ASIA -Influenced by trade -Confucian thought 17

Capital City: Istanbul Religion: Muslim Successful because of: New military technology Absolute Ruler SULEMAN 2 Things He Did 1. Strengthened Government 2.

18 Capital City: Istanbul Religion: Muslim Successful because of: New military technology Absolute Ruler SULEMAN 2 Things He Did 1. Strengthened Government 2. Improved Economy Janissary THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE How did cultural diversity and nationalism impact the Ottoman Empire? -Made Islam a dominate cultural force -Non-Muslims were organized into groups called Millets -Janissaries: young boys converted to Islam and trained for military service How did Europe contribute to Ottoman decline? -They were cut out of global trade -European military and commercial technology surpasses the Ottoman s -Commercial Revolution in Europe 18

19 THE AGE OF EXPLORATION IMPERIALISM European trade with Asia was controlled by Portugal and Spain. Spain and Portugal wanted direct access because they wanted spices to be less expensive. Three Advancements 1. Printing Press 2. Gun Powder How they were useful for exploration 1. New ideas about geography are printed 2. Cannons out of ships 3. Naval Technology 3. They were able to sail any which way Vasco da Gama -Portuguese -Sailed around Africa -Established an allwater route to Asia EXPLORERS Christopher Columbus In 1492, he sailed for the Americas Ferdinand Magellan Completed the first circumnavigation of the world Conquistadors Who did he conquer? Reasons for Success HERDANDO CORTES FRANCISCO PIZARRO The Aztecs The Incas 1. Use of Technology that the Americas were not familiar with 2. Disease 3. Allies among the native groups who disliked the Aztecs and Incas 19

Peninsulares: Europeans born in Spain Creoles: Europeans descent, born in the colonies Mestizos/Mulattos: A mix of European & Native American or African African & Native American How

Labor to satisfy the shortage that existed on plantations THE SLAVE TRADE Effects: List 2 negatives of the slave trade 1. Local Wars Developed in Africa.

20 Peninsulares: Europeans born in Spain Creoles: Europeans descent, born in the colonies Mestizos/Mulattos: A mix of European & Native American or African African & Native American How does the hierarchy reflect Eurocentrism? Europeans held the most power Causes: What did the Europeans need? Labor to satisfy the shortage that existed on plantations THE SLAVE TRADE Effects: List 2 negatives of the slave trade 1. Local Wars Developed in Africa. African political structures were undermined 2. African societies were deprived of talented, strong, intelligent people. Some African states disappeared. This ship was sued to take slaves on Middle Passage across the Atlantic Ocean. This trade route was known as the Triangular Trade. 20

rice, grape, horse, pig, small pox, typhus, and measles Define MERCANTILISM: building national wealth by exporting more than you

21 This is an example of Global Exchange (Cultural Diffusion). Goods from the Americas Maize, potatoes, beans, pumpkins, pineapple, avocado, and quinine Goods from Europe Wheat, sugar, banana, rice, grape, horse, pig, small pox, typhus, and measles Define MERCANTILISM: building national wealth by exporting more than you can import. COLONY What is sent to the parent country? Raw Goods What is sent to the colony? Finished Product PARENT COUNTRY What profession probably grew in wealth during this time? The Slave Trade 21

22 It s good to be King. The Age of Absolutism COUNTRY MONARCH FACTS INDIA Akbar Ruled during the early 1500 s SPAIN Charles V Philip II Did not complete anything special Promoted the Divine Right theory. This theory stated that a ruler s authority comes directly from God. FRANCE RUSSIA Louis XIII Louis XIV The Sun King Peter the Great Catherine the Great Who is Cardinal Richelieu? Chief Minister List 2 things he did to improve France: 1. Highly disciplined army 2. Expanded bureaucracy How did his wars impact France negatively? They cost a lot of money and caused national debt. Westernization is Becoming more modern like Western Germany. WARM WATER PORT!!! (See Peter the Great) Centralized Power Define Limited Monarchy A government in which a legislative body that limits the monarch s power No Absolutism in England GLORIOUS REVOLUTION List 4 Elements of the English Bill of Rights 1. King must work regularly with parliament 2. The king must give the House of Commons financial control 3. Abolished excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishment 4. Affirmed Habeas Corpus - meaning that no person could be held in jail without first being charged with a crime 22

How did the Renaissance spark the Scientific Revolution?

SCIENTIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS Copernicus Heliocentric Model Galileo Heliocentric Model

How did the Scientific Revolution change the way Europeans looked the world?

23 How did the Renaissance spark the Scientific Revolution? It questioned old ideas about the world. SCIENTIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS Copernicus Heliocentric Model Galileo Heliocentric Model challenges church Newton Gravity and nature follows laws The Scientific Revolution emphasized reason to solve problems. Do you really know the impact of the Scientific Revolution? OK then, PROVE IT!!! 1. How did the Scientific Revolution change the way Europeans looked the world? World followed laws or rules. 2. How did the Scientific Revolution reflect the values of the ancient Greeks? It encouraged reason and logic. 3. How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment? It allowed people to think of challenging society. 23

24 The Enlightenment changed the world. Enlightenment thinkers used reason and logic and applied it to government structure, purpose, and administration. ENLIGHTENMENT THINKER John Locke Montesquieu Voltaire Rousseau BELIEFS Natural Rights: Rights that all humans are born with. List 3 Natural Rights: Life, Liberty, and Property How was Hobbes different from Locke? Hobbes believed a government provides a peaceful, orderly society Locke said people had the right to overthrow government if they didn t protect their rights. The three branches of government are the judicial, legislative, and executive. They are separated to prevent tyranny. A system of checks and balances should be created to be sure no branch acquires too much power. Pushed for freedom of speech and religious toleration. Wrote a book called The Social Contract. He believed the general will worked for the common good. Censorship The government and church leaders tried to suppress the Enlightenment ideas. Many writers were thrown into prison, and their books were burned and banned. What did Theresa, Joseph II, and Catherine the Great all have in common? They were Enlightened Despots absolute rulers who used Enlightenment ideas. Ideas Implemented in America -Democratic and nationalistic feelings -Sense of Individualism, belief in freedom, and equality -Declaration of Independence 24

Chinese Dynasties. Shang: BC Zhou: BC Han: 206 BC- 220 AD Tang: Song: Ming:

Chinese Dynasties. Shang: BC Zhou: BC Han: 206 BC- 220 AD Tang: Song: Ming: Golden Ages Golden Age is: A period of success in a culture/society. This usually means that they have success in math, science, literature and medicine. Considered the high point of a society. Chinese